Canon exec confirms 8K EOS R mirrorless camera is in development

While cams were a no-show at CES 2019, a Canon exec went down a tiny bombshell when speaking with digital photography magazine Imaging Resources in a special meeting.

According to Yoshiyuki Mizoguchi, the leading product-planning guy at Canon Inc, video clip recording is playing a significant duty in future development of the brand-new EOS R system. With that in mind, &#x201 C; an 8K video clip qualified camera is currently in our EOS R- collection roadmap, &#x201 D; Mr Mizoguchi stated.

&#x201 C;-LRB- ***********************************************) we are not simply looking at video clip from a camera viewpoint, we are additionally functioning on just how to make RF lenses much better for video clip capture. For instance, the RF 24-105 mm f/4L was the initial L-series lens with Nano USM innovation, which adds to smooth and also quiet autofocus while firing video clip, &#x201 D; he included.

The past and also the future

While most camera producers made 4K video clip catch the standard in their mirrorless systems, Canon bided its time. The initial Canon mirrorless camera to include high resolution video clip recording was the EOS M50 which introduced in very early 2018.

However, if what Mizoguchi has actually teased us with is real, Canon can be among the initial imaging firms to release an 8K full-frame mirrorless camera.

This can indicate there ’ s a total change occurring within the business, with Canon currently excited to take Sony head-on in the advancement front.

During the meeting, Mizoguchi additionally stated that Canon will certainly remain to create brand-new DSLRs as there was a &#x201 C; extremely solid need &#x201 D; for the snappers like the 5D Mark IV, the 6D Mark II and also the EOS 80 D over the Christmas buying duration. That ’ s great information as we are anticipating to see the Canon EOS -1 D X Mark III get here a long time this year.

When the 8K EOS R camera will certainly be introduced, however, is anybody ’ s think.